Fountain appliance



July 22, 1930. F H. NEWTON v FOUNTAIN APPLIANCE Filed May 8. 1928 N. a i: WM. M wig fi \w z z 2 \igggg? QM) lNVENTOR x x/yawn,

Patented July 22, 1930 UN] TED- STATES.

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Myinvention relatesgenerally toilet a'p- I pliances of the fountain type which are'employed forgiving various diflerent treatments'to the human skin or scalp and hair and by means of which liquids or'medicinai substances may be directly ap lied thereto,

An 'important advantage my present improvements is the provision of a fountain appliance or apparatus havin multiple skin 1 or scalp treating devices di eringin character and function from each other-and each havin its own reservoir for-supplying it with *i'quid or substance for direct application to the part to be treated, and in cases 1:; where the applied substance is to be hot, heating means common to all thereservoirs is employed. Another important advantage derived from my invention, is that the skin or scalp treating devices are removably mounted in operative positions on the casing or frame and can be quickly demounted and replaced by a different form of toilet device, whenever desired. There are other desirable advantages possessed by my improvements,

which Wlll appear hereinafter in the detailed description 0 the same in connection with the drawings herein.

I have illustrated a type of my invention in the accompanying drawings, wherein;

- Figure 1, shows a View of my improved appliance in longitudinal section, the plane of the section extending centrally through the structure.

Figure 2, shows a view in elevation of the end of the appliance.

Figure 3, and also 4, show detail views of certaln modifications of the demountable devices.

Figure 5, shows a sectional view of the vent for the reservoir.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a casing or frame oblong in shape and provided with Ian itudi'nally disposed reservoirs 2 and 3, or containing the liquid or 4 other skin treating substance, or lotion for the hair, as the case may be. At their outer ends, the reservoirs have filling holes provided with screw-plugs'l and 5, res ectively, which are suitably air vented as in icatedin Fig. 5. v

APPLIANCE 1923: semr in erence? I Between the reservoirs is arrangeda heater chamber 6, which is open at one cendfor the reception of a suitable ordinaTyheating elel ment 7, supplied witheleotric current by the conductors Sand 9, which pass xthrough the handle 10, and; out of the frw end 'oixthe' same. The core of the electric heating =elementis formed: integral with' the tubular housing :11, in-whichis arranged a toggle? switch 12, for controllin the currents The casing hasa threaded soc etwt 13, for receiving the threaded end of thehwsing and the housing has'a threadedcsocketat 14, for receiving the threaded end of 'thehandle 120. These threaded parts may be made-tof'the same-size 'so thatin the event of any one wish in g to u'serthe-applia'nce; withoatthe'heatin g claimant, the same: may be removed and r the handlescrewed directly into'the socket 13, of the casing; o a 7 One side of theeasing -1, is provided with a row of. com'b te'eth 15', having d uets: 16,=ek.-= tendin M through them and debouohing at the tips 0 the'teethu A cylindrical valve- 16, is mounted to turn in chamber 18, andis'prm" vided with: ports 19,:fos therespective' ducts 16,.with'which theports maybe made to r'egist-er by turning the cylindrical body onitB axis by means of the handle 20, at ohe end there'ofi; A hal'fitum of the valve serves to simultaneously close all the: ports and 1 etc 5 the} flow from the'- reservoir 3 througiia: ducts 16. V

Upon the opposite side of oasingr t, is mounted a1 cylindrical valve 21, having an ,7 openating 5' handle -22,- i and provided with transverse ports :23, the partsi'being dnplicates of the waive 17, already-descrihed." Thi 'w alw; 21, controls the flow of contents of the reservoinQ, through outlets o: duds--24, which-open-upm the' curved surfiace 25, on the: exterior of thfifcasing where the set of rollers 26, are disposed; These outlets supply the SWfMB Of tha' rollers 'with or substaneeifrom reservoir i when valve" 21 is open, said -*valve being shown in its'c'losed" position 'i'nFigm'e 1. I I

The Mammal-s26 tum freely on an aisle 27, the projecting ends o'l which aire minceabi momeam spring e1amps =28-,:p4aeed 10crecesses formed in the casing. (Figs. 1 and 2.) In Figure 3, I show a single roller 26, instead of a series of smaller ones, as this form is preferable in some cases in manipulating the skin.

In Figure 4, I show a toilet device having a row of fountain brushes 30, which are set in a removable member 31, having end parts or trunnions 32, for insertion in the spring clamps 28, above described. These brushes have liquid supplying ducts 33 which communicate with the ducts 24, hereinbefore described in connection with Figure 1, and which latter are controlled by Valve 21.

' lVhen desired, the rollers 26, may be removed and replaced by the fountain brushes and an application made thereby of the contents of the reservoir 2.

By virtue of having the toilet device demountable and providing a set of devices of different types having different functions, my improved applicator affords much facility in the interchangeability of such devices and gives a wide range of use of these different appliances.

In using my improved applicator, the reservoir for the comb may be filled with one kind of liquid and that for the facial rollers with a different kind and upon throwing the electric switch, the heater serves to heat the contents of both reservoirs. As each device is to be used, its valve is o ened to permit the outflow of the contents its reservoir. The fountain comb device serves to apply its liquid to the scalp and hair in the usual way and the roller device may be applied to the face and neck or any part of the body desired in the manner of rubbing or massaging the skin which at the same time has the liquid applied to it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A fountain appliance for applying tion to the human body by means of different types of applying devices, the same comprising a casing provided with a lotion reservoir having valve-controlled outlets, the exterior of said casing having a recess in which an applying-device, is demountably seated, the said reservoir-outlets discharging into said recess so as to supply lotion to the device removably seated therein.

2. A fountain toilet appliance comprising a casing having separate liquid reservoirs therein each provided with valve-controlled outlets, separate toilet devices each supplied with liquid from one of said reservoirs, a heater-chamber disposed between said reser- 2= voirs for heating each of them, and a handle for manipulating the appliance detachably mounted on said casing and provided at its inner end with a heating element insertable in said heater-chamber.

3. A fountain toilet appliance comprising a casing provided with a liquid reservoir having valve-controlled outlets dischar ing upon the exterior of said casing, a liqui applying toilet device removably mounted on said casing and supplied with liquid by said outlets, the said mounting comprising springsnap means, whereby said device may be readily detached and replaced by another toi' let device.

4. A fountain appliance for applying 10- tion to the human body by means of different types of applying devices, the same comprising a casing provided with a plurality of lotion reservoirs each having valve-controlled outlets, said casing having upon its exterior applying means provided with teeth having longitudinal ducts supplied by the outlets from one of said reservoirs, the exterior of said casing having also a recess in which an applying device is demountably seated, another of said reservoirs having its outlets discharging into said recess so as to supply lotion to the device detachably seated therein.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 7th day of Way, 1928.

FRANK H. NEWTON. 

